Confucius was just one of these traveling teachers who thought his ideas, could eventually bring the political conflict and wars in China to an end. During his lifetime, Confucius was never able to put his ideas into practice. He died thinking himself a failure. His ideas, were remembered by his followers, and later recorded after his death in what is called the Analects. Confucianism is a philosophy, not a religion. Although he talks about the gods, it’s not in the aspect of religion, but how he accepts the religions on h